[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 17 (Wednesday, January 28, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S993]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING GEORGE FOREMAN

 Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President, today I wish to congratulate and 
recognize a distinguished citizen of Kentucky, Mr. George Foreman of 
Danville, who was recently named Danville Art Citizen of the Year by 
the Arts Commission of Danville/Boyle County.
  This prestigious award is meant to identify an individual in the 
community who has made it possible for the arts to become an integral 
part in other people's lives. The Arts Commission of Danville/Boyle 
County issued the first Art Citizen of the Year award in 2004.
  As managing director of the Norton Center for the Arts and Associate 
Professor at Centre College, Mr. Foreman has accomplished impressive 
things, including forming and directing Danville's own Advocate Brass 
Band, receiving the 1996 Bruce Montgomery Leadership Award, and also 
founding the Great American Brass Band Festival. There is no doubt that 
Mr. Foreman's service has made his community a better place because of 
his dedication to the arts and the citizens of his town.
  During his years of service, Mr. Foreman has played host to all the 
major U.S. military bands, who presented their concerts free to the 
public. He also partnered with Stage One, a children's theatre in 
Louisville, to bring the Norton Center a children's theatre. Mr. 
Foreman has made the arts a central focus in his life, and I look 
forward to his future projects.
  Once again, I congratulate Mr. Foreman on this award. He is truly an 
inspiration to all of Kentucky, and I wish him luck on all of his 
future endeavors.

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